Skylor and Dareth arrive at Kryptarium Prison.
Dareth: Hi there. I'm here in an official capacity to see my clients for a legal consultation.
Officer: Lawyer? You look more like a second-rate karaoke club owner or something.
Dareth: I'll have you know I happen to be a first-rate owner of a second-rate karaoke club, thank you very much! Oh, and also a lawyer.
He shows him his card.
Officer: Seems to be in order.
In the visiting room, Dareth speaks to the ninja.
Dareth: Okay, guys. I know things look grim, but don't worry. The ol' brown ninja's got your back. I've been doing tons of research.
Lloyd: Great! What's the plan?
Dareth: We have to file for something called a ... a ... aha! A mistrial!
Zane: We have grounds for a mistrial? What are they?
Dareth: The very real grounds that we don't like the judge's verdict.
Zane: I regret to inform you that is not grounds for a mistrial.
Dareth: Huh? It isn't?
Skylor: Sorry to pile on the bad news, but something else happened. That king you busted in Shintaro?
Jay: Vangelis?
Cole: The Skull Sorcerer?
Skylor: Yeah. Last night, someone or something sprang him from prison. He disappeared.
Lloyd: The Crystal King.
Skylor: Who?
Kai: Some weirdo in a kabuki mask visited Lloyd yesterday, spouting a bunch of villain jabber.
Lloyd: He said someone called the Crystal King is assembling our enemies against us.
Skylor: To do what?
Lloyd: That's what we need to find out. Dareth, you gotta get us out of here to investigate this.
Dareth: I understand. You're relying on me and I won't let you down, that's a promise. I have one last strategy that just might work.
Officer: Time's up, ninja.
Dareth: Don't worry, trust me. It's a tried-and-true tactic that's worked in similar situations.
The ninja follow the officer away, but Nya hangs back.
Nya: How is Toge doing?
Skylor: Physically, fine. But he doesn't have his powers, and the judge won't give him permission to visit. Which is tough, because... well...
Nya: What?
Skylor: He blames himself for all of you being here. And he feels powerless to do anything about it.
Nya: Oh.
Kai: Don't worry, sis. One thing about Toge: whenever he gets knocked down, he always gets back up.
Nya: I hope you're right.
In the Monastery, Toge is packing up in his room.)l
Wu: Toge, what are you doing?
Toge: Spring cleaning! Getting rid of a bunch of junk I don't need anymore.
Wu: But these are your training weapons.
Toge: Well, I'm no longer an elemental master, so I don't really need to train anymore. What's the point of keeping all this junk?
Wu: Sometimes, when people get upset, they do rash things, like throwing away all their possessions.
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Ninjago: Swift Winds
FanfictionToge doesn't know much about his parents only that they left him on the steps of a Shaolin temple. The boy was raised by monks and now he trains with a family friend named Wu, as he trained the boy to become the master of Air. Him and four other nin...
